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Julie Mellinger Obituary
Julie K. Mellinger passed away Wednesday April 2, 2025, at Mason Health Care in Warsaw, Indiana at the age of 76.
Julie was born May 5, 1948, in Elkhart, to Clifton and Madelyn (Tyler) Mellinger. She attended Nappanee High School and then worked for GTI Dytronics for 21 years, Phillips Mfg. for 6 years and Miller’s Merry Manor for 10 years before she retired.
She loved walking her dogs, Buddy and Mia, playing with her cats, and watching movies, sports and soap operas on tv. She read everything, books, magazines, newspapers and she loved the internet, esp. Ink Free News.
She is survived by her partner of 25 years, Thomas Hurley; daughters Dawn (Branden) Truman, Cromwell, and Misty Bendorf, Warsaw. Also surviving are her grandchildren, Ashley (Nate) Schwartz, Brooke Morgan and Will and Noah Bendorf; great-grandchildren, Brecklynn Morgan and Sawyer Schwartz, and one sister, Jeannie (Dino) Coverstone; and her beloved cats, Kiki and Kuku. She will be missed but will live on through our memories. She was preceded in death by her parents.
The celebration of life for Julie will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, 10419 Turkey Creek Rd, Syracuse, IN 46567.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Welfare League, Warsaw. Online condolences may be sent to www.titusfuneralhome.com. . Arrangements were provided by Titus Funeral Home & Cremation, Syracuse.
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